§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate of the number of people who will claim asylum in the United Kingdom he has used to calculate the sums required for the new support arrangements in the years(a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02. [74211]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienI will write to the hon. Member.
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§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the administrative costs of the support arrangements for asylum seekers proposed in the Immigration and Asylum Bill per adult asylum seeker per week. [74210]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienI have made no separate estimate of the administrative costs of the support arrangements. The support arrangements will be procured by competitive tender. It will be up to potential providers to keep their administrative costs to a minimum.